A diehard Emmerdale viewer shared an absolutely bonkers theory which could explain the insidious Dr Caitlin Todd’s (Caroline Harker) hatred for Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant). This author is dying for it to be true.
However, sometimes a theory surfaces on the socials that is so delightfully mad, so wildly outside the box, that it’s just begging to be explored.
While the devious doctor claims that she’s just hard on her students because medicine is a tough profession, her relentless targeting of Jacob have left fans wondering what her issue is with the poor lad.
It’s tough to guess, as Dr Todd’s personal life has been shrouded in mystery until recently.
When Jacob saw Todd manhandling and shouting at an elderly patient, he intervened and accused her of abusing someone vulnerable under her care. To Jacob’s shock, Todd revealed that the elderly patient was her father.
In a surprising heart-to-heart, Jacob saw a more human side to his stern mentor as she opened up about her father, a former surgeon stricken with dementia, and her wife, who has never been mentioned before.
The newfound ‘understanding’ between teacher and student did not last long. When Todd reverted to her toxic old ways, Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) notice how exhausted Jacob was looking and stormed into Hotten General to confront the demon doctor for giving her step-grandson such a hard time.
Afterwards in the Woolpack, Todd vented to her friend Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) about her encounter with Kerry over a drink.
You don’t have to be Emmerdale’s finest sleuth, DS Walsh, to guess where this is going.
Yesterday, a fan by the name of Emmerdale2dae took to X to share a creative way of explaining Todd’s fixation on Jacob which links her to Maya.
Indeed it would be. The last time we saw Maya was in court, where a judge gave her a twelve month sentence for grooming Jacob.
After being released, she gave birth to a baby boy, believed to be the son of her ex David Metcalfe, abandoned the child outside David and Jacob Gallagher’s house on Christmas Day 2019 before fleeing the country.
Then again, if Todd’s wife is not relevant to the story, which mention her sexuality at all? Why have her move in with Emmerdale’s sassiest vet and Charity Dingle’s (Emma Atkins) ex girlfriend, Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick)? The same, ever-dangerous Charity that she’s attempting to blackmail after Jacob reported her to HR?
Let’s be real. This is an outlandish suggestion.
Other X users seemed to agree, with one posting ‘It’s an absurd theory and has almost no chance of happening. It would be lame storytelling and what message does that send to abuse victims? Watch out one day someone connected to your abuser will try to get revenge on you? Dr Todd is just a manipulative bully.’
Another fan seemed to agree, citing the fact that there are few people in the village left with connections to Maya to make a return worthwhile.
Not entirely. Maya’s ex Liam Cavanagh is still living in the village. He’d certainly have something to say about her shock return to the Dales.
Another viewer was slightly more optimistic at the prospect of Maya’s comeback, posting ‘I thought this was a bit of a wild idea at first but was just beginning to think it might be something (ridiculous) that ED might do, but then there was a little something in today’s episode that means it shouldn’t really be a goer (though I know that doesn’t mean it won’t!!)
It won’t be a goer. Probably.
This is a workplace bullying story, not a mad revenge quest. Occam’s Razor, people. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the correct one.
Dr Todd is an insecure bully in a stressful job who takes out her frustrations by picking on her students. Oldest story in the book. Not especially soapy, but true.
That’s what makes it so compelling. I doubt Emmerdale would mess with that winning formula for the sake of a jaw-dropping reveal.
Then again, I didn’t think Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) would return from the dead either, so anything is possible…
